Salt Flat, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79847
Hudspeth County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 167
- 0/sq mi
- $50,938
- Median income
- $66,100
- Median home value
- 13.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Salt Flat pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 15th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 54%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79847 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79847 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Salt Flat, Hudspeth County, Texas, home to just 167 residents across 1670.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 79847 reports a modest median household income of $50,938 (33% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $58,750. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 6.5% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $66,100 (73% below the average Texas ZIP); owner occupancy is 54.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 79847.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 79847, Salt Flat, TX · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
167
Population
1670.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79847?
52.0
Median Age
45.3%
Male
54.7%
Female
8.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$50,938
Median Household Income
-33% vs state ZIP avg
$58,750
Per Capita Income
6.5%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
124housing units
124
Total Housing Units
87
Occupied Units
37
Vacant Units
2.31
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$66,100
Median Home Value
-73% vs state ZIP avg
1988
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79847, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.